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The CFPB and the Arkansas Attorney General announced that they filed a proposed stipulated judgment and order settling their Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA) claims against Alder Holdings, LLC, a home-alarm company that extends closed-end credit to its customers by providing them the right to defer payment for Alder’s alarm and security-system equipment over the life of a long-term contract.
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Complaint, filed in an Arkansas federal district court, alleges that Alder charged higher activation-fees for customers who had lower credit scores, but failed to provide them with the required risk-based pricing notice in violation of the FCRA. 15 U.S.C. § 1681m(h)(1) requires that a company give consumers notice when it provides consumers with less favorable credit terms based on a review of their credit reports.
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Each month, we host a 30-minute webinar outlining the month s key announcements and takeaways from the CFPB to be considered by financial services providers. It was a particularly busy month at the CFPB, so as an extra special holiday bite, we share our top 20 bites covered during the December 16 webinar.
Bite #20 - CFPB, Federal Reserve & OCC announced higher-priced mortgage loan exemption threshold
The CFPB, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that the threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans during 2021 will remain at $27,200, as it was in 2020. The threshold amount is based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as of June 1, 2020. The Dodd-Frank Act amended the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to add special appraisal requirements for highe
CFPB mortgage servicing settlement
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint and proposed judgment against Nationstar Mortgage LLC, doing business as Mr. Cooper, for alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Regulation X and the Homeowners Protection Act. The CFPB announced that its actions were part of joint effort between state regulators, state attorneys general and the CFPB. If the proposed judgment is entered by the court, Nationstar would have to pay:
About $73 million to redress consumer harm to more than 40,000 borrowers; and
A $1.5 million civil money penalty to the CFPB.
[author: Jackie Odum]
On December 11, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the Arkansas Attorney General (AG) announced that they filed a complaint and proposed stipulated judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against a home-security company. The complaint alleges that the company which provided credit to customers for its products and services violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and Regulation V.
The CFPB and Arkansas AG allege that the home-security company charged higher activation fees for customers with lower credit scores, and in doing so, failed to provide customers with the requisite risk-based pricing notice under FCRA and Regulation V.